Invasive Candidiasis in Very Premature Neonates: Tiny Tots With Big Problems

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John E Bennett. Clin Infect Dis. 2017.

. 2017 Apr 1;64(7):928-929.

doi: 10.1093/cid/cix007.

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Keywords: antifungal.; candidiasis; infants; neonatal; premature.

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Early-Onset Invasive Candidiasis in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: Perinatal Acquisition Predicts Poor Outcome.
Barton M, Shen A, O'Brien K, Robinson JL, Davies HD, Simpson K, Asztalos E, Langley J, Le Saux N, Sauve R, Synnes A, Tan B, de Repentigny L, Rubin E, Hui C, Kovacs L, Yau YC, Richardson SE; Paediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC). Barton M, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 1;64(7):921-927. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix001. Clin Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28077516

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